Dear Alumnus,
The Alumni Relations Team had an exciting and busy 2011 - having interacted with over 110 000 graduates at a range of lunches, dinners, film screenings, workshops and graduation ceremonies and via email, written and telephonic communication. Communication via the website, Facebook and Twitter has also increased during the year and is an effective way of informing graduates of UKZN events and issues. The Salisbury Island Reunion, Richards Bay lunch, Leadership and Project Management Workshops (aimed at the more recent graduates), the New York and London receptions, the film screenings in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Durban Alumni Association events as well as the launch of eight Student Chapters are particular highlights. A number of interesting and important activities are planned for 2012. The Convocation Annual General Meeting and elections will take place in the first half of the year and we strongly encourage all graduates to make a concerted effort to support this event. In addition to the usual activities and areas visited, a range of Reunions and visits to various other places both within South Africa (such as East London, Port Elizabeth and Kokstad) and abroad will take place. Of particular significance is a reunion for the School of Music graduates and a number of reunions for various MBChB graduate cohorts - all of which will be held in 2012. The latter reunions will be co-ordinated by the Steering Committee of the MBChB classmates. In order to invite alumni to the planned events and to keep everyone updated on University events – we are eager to secure the current contact details of alumni – especially email addresses. Also, please encourage any friends or relatives who are graduates and have not received any correspondence from the University during 2011 to provide us with their updated contact details. This can be done via the website. The Alumni Relations Team looks forward to another successful year of interacting and meeting with alumni and welcomes suggestions on how we can build stronger relationships with all our fellow graduates. With our very best wishes, The Alumni Relations Team.
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